Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0145-0077A,B | |
| Category | Basketry | |
| Object Name | Basket with lid | |
| Culture | Makah | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Washington | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Makah Indian Reservation area | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | unknown (pre-1906) | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Cedar (Cedrus sp.) bark; Rye grass (Elymus sp.) stems; Bear grass (Xerophyllum tenax) leaves; Aniline dyes | |
| Description | Small round basket with flat base, vertical sides, and recessed rim, and corresponding round flat-topped lid with very low sides; Warp material throughout basket and lid is cedar bark; Base of basket is woven in plain twined technique with single row of 3-strand twining at outermost edge, using rye grass stems as the weft; Sides of basket and entire lid are woven in wrapped twining technique, using bear grass leaves as the weft; Single cedar bark slat encircles top of basket and forms recessed rim, over which the warps are bent and bound into final row of twining; Designs on basket and lid are woven of dyed bear grass leaves and consist of pair of dark blue lines encircling lower sides of basket, 3 dark blue "Z" motifs with yellow centers around upper sides of basket, pair of dark blue concentric circles and 2 segmented concentric circles with yellow interior on top of lid, and pair of dark blue bands along sides of lid. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 6.2, Rim Diam = 8.5, Max Diam = 8.8 | |